Ben Stokes is not a serious injury concern, according to Paul Farbrace

England assistant coach Paul Farbrace is confident Ben Stokes will be available for selection in the first Test with New Zealand which gets underway in Auckland on March 22.

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Ben Stokes should be fit for England v New Zealand first Test, says Paul Farbrace By Matthew Treadwell Last Updated: 14/03/18 10:43am Ben Stokes is not a serious injury concern, according to Paul Farbrace England assistant coach Paul Farbrace is confident Ben Stokes will be available for selection in the first Test with New Zealand which gets underway in Auckland on March 22.

The match is taking place under floodlights, with England preparing for the contest by getting some overs in with the pink ball in the first of two two-day warm-up games in Hamilton.

James Anderson took four wickets for England on day one of the pink-ball warm-up match at Seddon Park.

England played their first Test match under floodlights against West Indies at Edgbaston in August 2017 and followed that up with a day/night Test in Adelaide during their 4-0 Ashes series defeat this winter.

New Zealand vs England March 22, 2018, 12:30am Live on “Each of the games we have played with the pink ball we have played under very different conditions,” he added.